[303rd-Talk] B-17 IFF Switch

[ratwood407 at aol.com]

IFF is and electronic signal sent from the aircraft to a ground controler to idenify acft as Friend or Foe.

Chuck Atwood


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Jones <wejones at megalink.net>
To: 303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum <303rd-talk at 303rdBG.com>
Sent: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 9:38 am
Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] B-17 IFF Switch



 > I think that panel is for controlling the aircraft recognition lights, for
> visual ID only.  I can't imagine there would have been emergency destruct
> procedures for this switch panel; maybe the code book or flimsy that had the
> actual light sequence, but not the panel.
 
The mention of flimsy above reminded me that I have several flimsys, for 
example:
http://wejones.ftdata.com/flimsy.html 
At the top left, it mentions "colors and letters of the day".  I was never 
quite sure if this refered to lights, as mentioned here, or to flares.  I 
assume that the "letters" are sent via radio? Or perhaps code via flashing 
lights? 





Bill Jones         N3JLQ
Sweden Maine
wejones at megalink.net
http://www.megalink.net/~wejones 


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